Middle School Black History Month Decode Hexadecimal Computer Coding Worksheets

Celebrate Black History Month with an engaging, skill-building coding activity that blends cultural awareness with real computer science practice! Students will decode inspiring Black History Month messages, identify missing hexadecimal values, debug incorrect code, and create their own encoded messages — all while strengthening logic and computational thinking skills.

This activity makes the perfect addition to your Black History Month STEM activities, middle school computer science lessons, or February coding challenges.

What’s Included

✔ Task 1 – Decode the Message: Students use a hexadecimal reference chart to decode inspiring Black History Month phrases.

✔ Task 2 – Create & Encode: Students write their own empowering message and convert it into hexadecimal code.

✔ Task 3 – Code for Change Challenge: A rigorous 3-step problem-solving activity:

• Decode a hidden message
• Identify missing hexadecimal values
• Correct inaccurate hex codes

✔ Answer keys included

✔ Printable PDF

✔ Google Classroom ready

✔ No prep required

Perfect For:

• Middle School STEM (Grades 6–8)
• Computer Science classes
• Coding clubs
• February bulletin board extensions
• Sub plans
• Enrichment activities
• Early finisher work

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Understand hexadecimal encoding
• Decode and encode ASCII messages
• Strengthen debugging and error-checking skills
• Build logical reasoning and computational thinking
• Engage with meaningful Black History Month themes

This no-prep digital download makes it easy to bring rigor, relevance, and engagement into your classroom during Black History Month — while reinforcing real computer science standards.